Rebirth of the Evil Life

w At the request of "Second Entertainment", John Woo quickly flew directly from Los Angeles to Shanghai. There was no way, Lin Feng personally invited him. Although he didn't want to film "Infinite Horror", he still wanted to come. Who told the inviter to be Lin Feng? It is difficult for anyone in this world to refuse Lin Feng's invitation. In particular, Wu Yusen was also curious about what Lin Feng was going to use to convince himself.

John Woo met Lin Feng in Shanghai. Of course, for every new guest, Lin Feng will introduce them to visit his 'Light of the Century' building.

"Mr. Lin, regarding your 'miracle', I have always had the desire to turn your deeds into a biographical film. Unfortunately, I am not good at this aspect. Therefore, I can't do anything but become a It's a pity." John Woo sighed as he stood on the top floor of the 'Light of the Century', above the statue of Lin Feng, overlooking the entire Shanghai.

This is both a sigh and a rejection.

Lin Feng chuckled.

"Wu Dao, although you are not good at making biographical movies, you are good at making action movies in the style of John Woo. And my film "Infinite Horror" is very suitable for you." Lin Feng smiled and took out the newly adapted script. .

John Woo did not take it.

"Mr. Lin, it's not that I don't want to shoot. It's that this "Infinite Horror" is really beyond my ability." John Woo did not shy away from the problem of his limited ability. In fact, as far as John Woo is concerned, there is no director in the world who can fully master "Infinite Horror". There are too many elements in this "Infinite Horror", too many. Endless scenes, plus endless science fiction and magic. Various elements such as horror and apocalypse are interspersed in it. This requires a versatile director, and John Woo is by no means a versatile director.

The reason why he has reached this status and is the only Chinese director with a name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is not because of his talent, but because of his self-awareness. It is precisely because of this self-knowledge that he was able to succeed.

If Lin Feng asked him to shoot a film like this that was obviously beyond his capabilities, he couldn't do it. Even if you shoot in front of you, you will eventually fail.

"Director Wu. Each episode of "Infinite Horror" is 45 minutes long, and the investment is US$75 million, not counting the actors' remuneration. If you are willing to take over the filming, I will give you US$100 million per episode!" Lin Feng said.

hiss! John Woo took a breath. This investment is really too big. This is no longer an ordinary investment, but a super investment. 100 million US dollars in 45 minutes. Nowadays, a Hollywood blockbuster usually lasts about 120 minutes. That’s a little over 3 45 minutes, which translates into a Hollywood blockbuster with an investment of US$300 million. And that’s not counting the $300 million in actors’ remuneration. This is too scary.

But,

John Woo still shook his head.

"Mr. Lin. It's not that I don't want to make blockbusters, but that I'm not capable enough!" John Woo reluctantly refused.

Lin Feng smiled slightly.

"Reason?" Lin Feng said with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Lin, to be honest, I am an action film director, and I am very good at action films, but this "Infinite Horror" also involves a lot of martial arts movements, which I am really not good at..." John Woo had to Tell me the first reason why you don’t want to take pictures. Lin Feng was so sincere, he had to give Lin Feng an explanation.

"Oh, this is easy. I will ask Yuan Heping to assist you in filming the martial arts scenes!" Lin Feng snapped his fingers.

Yuen Woo-Ping, Hong Kong's most famous action director and well-known director. He went to assist John Woo. As for the martial arts scenes, there really wasn't any problem.

John Woo frowned.

"But there are still many famous movie scenes. Not only is it a kind of destruction for me to shoot, but I am not confident that I can completely restore and restore the flavor of the original work. I have watched "Infinite Horror" carefully. To be honest, if I can't restore the original work, That smell is failure!" John Woo gave the second reason.

"It's easy!" Lin Feng chuckled and snapped his fingers again, "For every scene, I will invite the director of the original scene to assist you. Moreover, I, Lin Feng, can guarantee that all the original movie scenes will appear in the script. I will let the original cast of the characters play the roles," Lin Feng promised.

This... John Woo suddenly felt a lot of pressure. If Lin Feng could give himself such a promise, it means that Lin Feng is determined to film "Infinite Horror". However, John Woo had another reason to refuse.

"I can't guarantee that your investment will be able to recover the cost, you may lose money." John Woo said helplessly.

The investment is too big, and the whole scene is too game-like. Can it really make money? John Woo has been thinking about this. In his opinion, the audience may not buy it. Especially the protagonists are mainly Chinese. In the West, Chinese-dominated movies do not do well at the box office. If you can get 10 to 20 million US dollars, it is considered very good. And how high can the box office be in China? Especially, it's a 45-minute episode of TV, damn, it's a TV show. That's what was shown on the TV station. How much can a TV station be purchased for? John Woo was very disenchanted with it.

What if you lose a lot of money halfway through the shoot and don’t shoot anymore? John Woo didn't want to finish filming halfway and have no choice but to leave in the end. In this case, he would rather not take pictures.

"Haha, Director Wu, you don't want to worry about the cost issue. I don't require the cost to be recovered. As for the funds, you can rest assured that as long as you accept the filming, I will immediately give you the funds for 10 episodes, which is 1 billion US dollars! As long as you shoot, I will pay you immediately!" Lin Feng said, taking out his checkbook and immediately wrote a check for US$1 billion on it.

As long as John Woo nods in agreement and signs the contract, then this check will be John Woo's "Infinite Horror" filming funds.

John Woo clenched his fists. He came today with the intention of rejecting Lin Feng, but unexpectedly, he was persuaded by Lin Feng instead. Yes, he was convinced. Lin Feng is so sincere, how could he not take the photo? What's more, if he really invites Yuan Heping and the original director of each movie, then he will be more confident. If he doesn't believe it, he will fail. Of course, he was not sure about the final investment income.

If all were replaced by Westerners, the investment returns might be better.

"Haha, Director Wu, this "Infinite Horror" is just the main story. The real name should be "The Legend of Infinite Horror Zhongzhou Team", which tells the story of the Zhongzhou Team. If this film is well filmed, I think in the future I will definitely shoot the American team and other teams. At that time, the actors will be actors from all over the world." Lin Feng once again threw out a bait.

After hearing this, John Woo no longer had any worries. On the contrary, an impatience arose in his heart.

"Mr. Lin, I am willing to film "Infinite Horror"." John Woo said almost word for word.

"Director Wu, I wish us a happy cooperation!" Lin Feng laughed.

A check of US$1 billion came into the hands of John Woo. This is a kind of trust and an expectation.

John Woo held the check tightly. No matter what, even if he doesn't eat, drink or sleep in the next year or three years, he will definitely film "Infinite Horror" well.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, regarding Mr. Yuan Heping and the original directors, I think we should hurry up and contact each other." John Woo thought for a while and reminded. This cannot be delayed. There are many people in it, and they are all big-name directors now. Think about it, how many classic movies appear in this "Infinite Horror", such as "Resident Evil", such as "Alien", such as "Jurassic Park", such as "Death is Coming", etc., among them, "Resident Evil" "The director is the famous British director Paul Anderson, and of course he is also the husband of Milla Jovovich, the protagonist of the "Resident Evil" series. The director of "Alien" is James Cameron. This is a real gold medal director in Hollywood. It is difficult for John Woo to meet him.

There is also "Jurassic Park", Steven Spielberg, this is a gold medal director in Hollywood. The director of the "Death Is Coming" series is a smaller one, the Chinese director Huang Yiyu. But if you don’t tell these people in advance, how can you invite them over? Of course, there is also copyright, and the most troublesome thing is copyright.

Lin Feng laughed.

"Director Wu, actually before I decided to invest in the filming of "Infinite Horror", I had already figured out these things. Regarding these actors, the most difficult thing to deal with was Huang Yiyu. I ordered someone to go to Hong Kong in person before inviting him. . For others, it’s just a phone call away.” Lin Fengxiao said.

John Woo was stunned. The least famous one among them is Huang Yiyu, which is the best to deal with. Why did Lin Feng say it was the easiest solution? This is too surprising.

"Haha, it's very simple. Because Anderson, the security guard, should direct. As long as it's a British director, I have a way." Lin Feng smiled.

John Woo suddenly realized. Lin Feng has a very good relationship with Britain's Prince William, who is the most popular royal family member in Britain in history, surpassing his mother, Princess Diana. With Prince William coming forward, it is indeed easy to say. But what about James Cameron and Steven Spielberg? These are two gold medal directors in Hollywood. How can Lin Feng solve this problem?

Lin Feng laughed.

"Director Wu, these two great directors are now the contracted directors of my 'Second Entertainment' US headquarters. Do you think they won't come if I just make a phone call?" Lin Feng laughed.

John Woo was completely speechless. How could he even forget this? It may be difficult for others to invite these two gold medal directors, but for Lin Feng, it is really just a phone call away. Who let these two gold medal directors work under Lin Feng?

What about copyright?

"Haha, the copyright is simple. When I was developing "Infinite Horror", I signed relevant copyright agreements with major companies. At that time, I also wrote down the copyright for filming movies and TV series. Haha, those companies didn't care about this at the time. , I agreed. So, there’s no problem at all!” Lin Feng said with a smile, “Director Wu, you’re satisfied now!”

"Satisfied, absolutely satisfied! Don't worry, Mr. Lin. If I don't make "Infinite Horror" that satisfies everyone this time, I will never be a director again!" John Woo said, patting his chest. (To be continued)m